Workday Compensation Consultant
Overview
We are looking for a senior Workday Compensation Consultant with strong hands-on experience across Core Compensation, with Advanced Compensation capability strongly preferred.
This is a focused Workday Compensation role for an experienced consultant who can independently manage configuration, change requests, BAU activity and project delivery within a complex enterprise environment.
The successful candidate will be comfortable translating Reward requirements into practical Workday solutions and working directly with Reward and HR stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Own Workday Compensation activity end-to-end across BAU, enhancements, change requests and project delivery.
- Configure and maintain Workday Compensation functionality in line with business requirements.
- Manage and support:
- Compensation Plans
- Eligibility Rules
- Grades
- Grade Profiles
- Salary
- Allowances
- Bonus
- Merit
- Compensation Packages
- Support annual compensation and reward cycles.
- Translate Reward requirements into effective and scalable Workday configuration.
- Investigate and resolve Compensation configuration and data issues.
- Manage change requests from requirements through configuration, testing and deployment.
- Work closely with Reward, HR, HR Technology and business stakeholders.
- Understand and manage dependencies between Compensation and HCM, Reporting, Security and Payroll.
- Ensure configuration changes are thoroughly tested and delivered to a high standard.
- Identify opportunities to improve Compensation processes and configuration.
- Take ownership of issues and deliverables rather than requiring detailed day-to-day instruction.
Advanced Compensation
Advanced Compensation experience is strongly preferred, including:
- Compensation Cycles
- Planner Worksheets
- Review Processes
- Guidelines
- Approvals
- Compensation Statements
Experience supporting large or complex annual compensation cycles would be particularly valuable.
Experience & Technical Requirements
Essential
- Minimum 6 years' Workday experience, with 10+ years preferred.
- Deep, hands-on experience configuring Workday Compensation.
- Strong Core Compensation experience across:
- Compensation Plans
- Eligibility Rules
- Grades
- Grade Profiles
- Salary
- Allowances
- Bonus
- Merit
- Compensation Packages
- Proven experience managing Compensation change requests.
- Experience across BAU, enhancements and project delivery.
- Ability to troubleshoot Workday Compensation configuration and data issues.
- Strong understanding of dependencies with:
- Core HCM
- Reporting
- Security
- Payroll
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of Compensation activity end-to-end.
Desirable
- Advanced Compensation experience, including compensation cycles and planner worksheets.
- Current Workday Compensation and/or Advanced Compensation certification.
- Experience working within a global compensation environment.
- Experience supporting large and complex compensation cycles.
- Enterprise-scale Workday experience.
- Consultancy or AMS background.
- Strong business-level English communication skills.
What Success Looks Like
The successful candidate will be someone who:
- Can independently manage Workday Compensation configuration and change requests.
- Understands Reward requirements and can translate them into practical Workday solutions.
- Has experience supporting annual compensation cycles in a live environment.
- Can troubleshoot configuration and data issues efficiently.
- Works confidently and directly with Reward and HR stakeholders.
- Can take a change from requirements through configuration, testing and deployment.
- Understands the wider Workday dependencies associated with Compensation.
- Takes ownership of deliverables and proactively identifies issues and improvements.
- Requires minimal day-to-day supervision.
The Profile We Are Looking For
This role is suited to an experienced Workday Compensation specialist with genuine hands-on configuration expertise.
The ideal candidate will have a strong Core Compensation background and be capable of operating independently within a mature Workday environment. Advanced Compensation experience would be a significant advantage, particularly where the individual has supported complex annual compensation cycles.
The focus is specifically on Workday Compensation expertise rather than broader Reward, HR or HCM responsibilities.
Profiles That Are Not a Fit
We are not looking for:
- Reward professionals with limited hands-on Workday configuration experience.
- Generalist HCM consultants with only incidental Compensation exposure.
- Payroll-centric candidates without genuine Workday Compensation depth.
- Candidates whose experience is primarily project coordination rather than configuration.
- Junior consultants who require detailed task-by-task direction.
- Candidates who have worked around Compensation but have not directly configured and supported the Workday module.
Key Skills
Workday Compensation | Core Compensation | Advanced Compensation | Compensation Plans | Eligibility Rules | Grades | Grade Profiles | Salary | Allowances | Bonus | Merit | Compensation Packages | Compensation Cycles | Planner Worksheets | Guidelines | Approvals | Compensation Statements | Reward | Global Compensation | BAU | Change Requests | Enhancements | Project Delivery | HCM | Reporting | Security | Payroll
About Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com
